Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-12-29
NAME STATE PRISON.
Annual OllciL Report ior tho Year 1857.
What 10 Being Done Behind the BARS
at Thomaston.

w important change or improvements have
been made in the State Prison, during the
year, except those ordered and provided TO,
by the legislature of last winter, except the
repairing of the harness shop.
The Camden & Rockland Water Co. have
introduced their water supply into the prison.
Drainage of the cess-pool is advised.
The number of convicts at the close of the
year is less than at the close of any year for
the past twelve years. Amount of punish
ment is less than in any of the past eight
years. The health of the conyicts has beer
good and the number of deaths small
all OF which is attributed to the faithful
manner in which the officers of the several
departments have performed their duties
The number of prisoners in the several
County jails is thirty-three less than in 1886
To carry out the provisions of the Act to
abolish the death penalty approved March
II, 1887, would necessi,ate the almost COM
plete rebuilding of the prisons and shops.
No appropriation was made by the Legisla-
ture for this purpose.
The following is a summary of the stock
in the several departments at the commence
ment of the year; amounts paid for stock and
labor; stock on hand and the amounts of
sales from each
Expense department shows loss of s24s3.
o.; clothing department, sl4Il.s4; sub
sistence department, s569s. 20; fuel and
lights. s22ll.95; transportation of conyicts,
si3f24; discharged conviets, 1914 80
buildings and repairs, 1904. 49, the carriage
department shows gain of Sl2, i75 10; harness
department, sos 90; visitors fees, 1852 80 ;
interest account, s561 3d. old demands,
Sl27.15. net department loss, Sl50.02
Total received from the State, $40, POO. 90.
The net assets Dec. !, 1886 were slO5 900 90.
| Stack on hand as per inventory Nov. 30,
1887, s73,3iG.53. Amount of bills receiv-
able, S20.738.36; property consisting
of merchandise and bills receivable in hands
of consignees, Sl2, 2eS.5l; cash, 81, 473. 40
total. 500 1860. Amount of current
liabilities. So, 226 i5. Sum held as contin-
gent surplus. 81 ,5G0.35
Number of conviets in custody Dec. LIST,
! 1886, l70 committed since 52; returned
from Insane Hospital, total 223 Dis
charged through the year by expiration OF
Hospital, 3 deceased, 81 present number,
1876; total, 223;. Whole number committed
since establishment of prison. 1856.
| OF the prisoners confined there for arson,
7; adultery, |; assault and battery, 2; as
sault and battery and compound larceny, | :;
assault and robbery, assault with intent to
kill, 4; assault with intent to rape, 2; as
saulting officer, 2; being "A tramp, break
| ing and entering, 4 breaking, entering and
larceny, "a; burglary, : burglary and lar
ceny, burning buildings, B; cheating by
false prc.ences, 2 common thief, |; com
pound larceny, IA conspiracy, embezzling,
| | forgery, 3 incest, larceny, "a larceny
from person, ! murder, u murder second
degree, | manslaughter, 3 obstructing a
railway, passing counterfeit money, |
piracy. 2; polygamy, 3 rape, 4 robbery, | /;
setting fire, / utterng a forged order, J..
2G are in for 2 years; % for 3 years; l6
for years; Il for years and 36 for life,
Average definite sentence is 4 yrs, mo. ID
days. Average detention less possible good time
years, / mos. IL days. There are 3 who
were Is years of age when sentenced and | |
over 80, while one was 10. The average age
of the convicts when sentenced is % years,
2-3 mos. Androscoggin sent 6 convicts
this year; Aroostook 2; Cumberland I;
Franklin q Hancock kennebec 0; Knox
g.; Lincoln0; Oxford o; Penobscot 4 Pts
cataquis 5; Sagadahoc g.; Somerset 3;
Waldo 2; Washington g. York 2; L. S.
| Court 0.
The following is the nativity of the con-
victs Maine 1881 New Hampshire, & Mas
sachusetts, 3; Connecticut. /; Rhode Island,
/ Indiana, | Louisiana, Colorado, |
Maryland, | ; Michigan, 3 New York. 3;
Pennsylvania, /, Nova Scotia, 8; New
Brunswick, s; Canada 4 ; England, 3, Ire
land, 6; France, 2; Finland, Germany,
Scotland, 1874 being born in the United States
and 81 in foreign countries.
In the medical officers report attention is
called to the fact that too many feeble mind
ed, insane and unfortunates of this class
| (including paupers) are sent to the Maine
State Prison ostensibly "to get rid of them"
As Il whole there has been improvement in
the condition of the county jails, says the
report on jais.
The Androscoggin Jail is in good condition
| The Aroostook Jail is in as good as could be
expected. 1t is to be rebuilt in the neal
future.
The Cumberland jail is in the best of con
ditions. The kennebec county Jail at Au.
gusta is in a very satisfactory condition. rank
ing with the first jails in the State. The
number of prisoners is fifty less than in 1886
The new Jail of Franklin county at Farming
ton has Just been completed. There
is but little use for a Jail ii
oxford Co and the jail is in its usual state
Penobscot Jail remains one of the best, Pts
ataquis prisoners are sent to this Jail. Waldo
county Jail inBelfastis called 1.-THE worst on'
in the State to keep clean and tidy" The Jaile
is to be commended for doing as well as he
does. York Jail at Alfred continues as here